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Added: 2004-05-02

In September, Thelonious Monk and a band including Art Blakey on drums and Dizzy
Gillespie on trumpet begins The Giants of Jazz world tour in New Zealand. They would
record at several venues in Europe. Shortly after the tour's conclusion, Thelonious Monk
records three Black Lion sessions (The London Collection, Vol. 1-3) solo and
with drummer Art Blakey and bassist Al McKibbon.